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EL PASO HERALDCQVERNOH KCIILLJESS1New Mexico ExecutiveTakes Steps to Put Endto Profiteering.Santa Fe. N. M., Sept. S. "I shallnot hesitate to call a special session!. t the legislature with a view ottnactirjff eucb tiws as will protect-fe pubhc against extortine and II-ial profiteering," governor O. A. 1 observations made at the stationLsrrazolo says In letters sent to the which the Smithsonian instituteaaj ors of incorporated cities towns maintains for the purpose at Calama,a-.d aliases and to the boards of . Chile. Dr. C G. Abbot, the wellScience GagesHeat Of Sun ToPredict WarNew System Based Uponfact ihat rower ofPlanet Is Variable.Washington. D. C, Sept. 5. Theheat of tha snn vary In amount, notonly from year to year, bat from dayto day.This fact has been established byeionty commissioners, where no ln-1 known astro-physicist, who has iustM"?orated municipal city exists. ! . . o.i.TRACE DELAYS ,If! SfHTSNew Mexico Concerns SayFreight From El PasoIs Detoured.Santa Fe, X. IT, Sept 5. The JohnBecker company of Belen has lodgedcomplaint with the state corporationcommission that merchandise shippedfrom El Paso to Belen seems to makea detour to Albuquerque, a distanceof some 30 miles each way.On August S a steel tank wasshipped from El Paso on a rush order,for the EI Paso Br Idee and Tmn mm. 4, returned from a trip to Calama and cany. It failed to arrl on j,ant. !i. nSmWVr.vbS2SBl oh Points In South America for fnveatigaUpn'ahowtt., "it SSmKScomposed or consumers only, to; mo Bmiutsonian. neueves tnat most.f"" " "'as mane - important scientific and practical re-all commodities, that the results of i sulu will follow from the work in thothe investigation be given the widest1 study of solar radiation which is be;'jb,ication and that the committee ins done at Calama.Uio try to devise way and means to! Although this observatory was onlyr- medy the evils. He points out thati established in July. remarkable. mignt be possible to organize use has alrMiIv br-en marie nf -its h-"irencles which will buy the necessi-i serrations by the weather depart-. s oi me irom tne proaocer or ment of the Argentine. The headu 10 toe paoiic rsrecaster of this department Is an!. cos- plus the expense of conduct- American. H. H. Clayton, who formerr,g such an agency or organization. ly was connected with the Blue HU1Another suggestion is that house-1 observatory in Massachusetts, andr-1M might achieve much by or-1 was a pioneer in the study of the at-tar.:.,mg in every community and rananhera hv m f h3llmT nflringing to bear upon the dealers by- umaie ana legal means sucrt moral'-pewture as may be deemed necessaryproper. Another letter along-u'ar lines is addressed to thean-brr? of commerce in the severalu",'c!palttlee. A third letter goes to'" presiding judges of the several;kiteHeat Controls Weather.Mr. Clayton has been getting telegraphic reports of the1 observationsmade at Calama. and has been usieithem In forecasting the weather. Notonly has he succeeded in predictingweatner cnanges witn an accuracyLCh Of tACmi vhM his ,Umn Hn attnfnArt hiudo all in his power to enforce ef-lfnro Kt h Malm that tl3sA rlwti,a-tb Pr'8ent ta,', which areitions In solar radiation really control!.. irauuiu iu iraoe me weatner. ana tnat in oraer to prec against monopolies. diet It with perfect accuracy we haveif after a vigorous effort to stop (only to study the variations of sun,of.teermg has been made it is heat.am that the present laws are! Thl MinVlnnlnn when It f Affffat.ly inadequate to meet the critical j ly offered to the scientific world withair. Clayton s eTioence in support oiIt, promises to create something of afuror. Every Important, nation in thoworld maintains an elaborate sclen-;tifle organ! ration, like our weather;bureau, for the sole purpose of pre-Idieting changes In the weatherl Thebusiness -or the world waits uponthese weather predictions. Ships donot sail when storm warnings aredisplayed. Farmers depend upon theweather bureau In harvesting theircrops, and Is protecting them againstfrost and flood- Railroads time theirshipments of perishables In accordhauled past Belen to Albuquerque and.umuijt ww returned to &eien on alocal train on August SS.Slmilnrlv traiAlfn.Los Lunas go to Albuquerque first!and then double back to Los Lunas.The Becker company further complains that on August S3 It shipped!a ear of building material to La1joya, oeorro county. The car was 'Itaken from the warehouse siding on 11" - iiiw to arrive at aes-1tlnatlon and Investigation on August!7 u ulal me ear was still iJn the Belen yards. The commissioner !will make a thorough investigation? I,Tua:ion, then governor Larrazolo'1 call the special session of the.tsisiatnre, ne says.Flash of Tin BadgesParis Him and $1000:e-reland, Ohio, Sept 5. An arer-: sieuths who sport tin badges andar-r guns.Joseph Gainor Is now fully cognt--r.nof the truth of this aphorism.It cost him S1.000 to learn IL Four!-n entere," Gainor's home and flash-1 once with what the weather is oref shiny badges, telling him that they (dieted to be. And millions of persons-vere searching for "revolutionary lit-J who are planning to spend the daye.-ature ' Discovery that Gainor had (out or doors. look at the weatnerbelt full of money threw them offthe scent of the "Red" literature.rov.rer, and Garaor is sadder butlser.1!S rXTSCAI DAMAGE STJIT.Boston, Mass., Sept. 5. Art unusualdamage suit has been brought InM'ddlesex superior court, in which$1,000 damages are asked for thedeath of Russel B. Frost, of Stoneham,killed last May by an automobile, andtZ' "00 additional for the "-conscious ;suffering endured before death.forecast the first thing In the morn-ine-. As everyone has noticed, weatherforecasts are frequently in error.About 19 percent of the time a rainstorm arrives when it was not expected, or a frost appears where the'forecasters said it would be wormIn making their observations, themeteorologists use every scrap ofevidence available. They study thewinds and the clouds and the amountof moisture in the air.If Ur. Clayton's method Is all thatTHE HATYou HaveConfidence InWhen you buy a hat it'sworth a lot to know in advance that ks style andquality are unquestioned.That's why so many EIPasoans prefer a hat that's recommended and sold byGREENBERCOur showing of .hats is the most complete in the Southwest.At four dollars we-are offering a hat as good as a five dollarhat at other stores.Our showing of STETSON Hats at $7 and up is thestrongest m the city.Special forSaturdayAii excellent qualityg-arter, atCl IIu tr- l " w Jiwrcn a iVMcn J '""SOC SsZse Sheiaon.Hotel j1 "eVB- ( rAHErICAN qpEEmI If5 A request forKing's, Chocolates atyour dealers willBring you confections of an excellenceyou may notHave BelievedZJP jE existed. J-fx Xhe claims. Its Importance can scarce-r no sxaggeratea, ior perfect fore- iknowledge of the weather wouldenormously increase man's controlover nature.At all events a true and thorough :knowledje of solar variations Is the;first step. The Smithsonian is per-1.v..u, 'i. iia aiaroa sxatipn, triemeans for mating these stuflies of Inaiation upon wnicn Claytonsmetnoa is Based. During his stayi1,1 aniwii lntroauceu a metnoa ;...... . tuuca mo uibo uecessary ior tmaking the dally observation from tauuut j nours to about three hours. !j-ne instrument used for this purposeIs known as a pyranometer.The problem of measuring the sun'sneat Is a difficult one. It has engaged scientists for a long time. Pfcourse, the very existence of Mfe onthfi surface Of the earth 'denenAR nnrnithe heat of the sun. So far, there Isno reliable evidence that the sun'sheat has diminished within historictimes, but the Calama. nhitprTntlHBabuuw mill, it aoes vary, somewnat unaccountably., and often the variationsamounts to several percent within afew dayj.It Is easy enough to measure theamount of heat which" reaches thesurface of the earth from the sun. 7fotwhen the sun beams reaeh the surfaceof the earth they have passed throtrgnthe atmosphere, and thiB Is never aperfect medium. It Is filled withvarying amounts of dust, moisture,-clouds and other things which imoedeor retract the sun beams.Heretofore it has been necessary topass the sun beam through a prismbreaking the beam up 4nto Its component waves of light, to .measureeach wave length separately, and toestimate which one bad been partlyabsorbed in the atmosphere, and to;what extent. This process requiresseveral bonrs, and the results wereoften spoiled by clouds springing1 opmeanwhile. jMeasures Brightness. IWhen there is much cloudiness or(dirt Or other AhatrTTntfnn In fluj the sky is bright because of the larce; amount of light which has been deflected from the main beam. On .theother hand, when the atmosphere IsClear, the sky Is a much darker bine,as anyone may observe. Thehrteht-ness of the sky, therefore, at a given 'j the amount of impurities In the at- jmospnere which tend to obstructlight. Br. Abbotfs nvranometer Is amechanism for measuring this degree,xermming at one operation just wfiatpercentage of the sun's heat Is reaching the earth. The amount ' of theheat reaching the earth is thenmeasured with a pyrhellometer. andI this reading being corrected by thereaatng ox tne pyranometer. it is possible to determine Just how muchheat the suh is giving off at a certaint!mA R, .nrnmrl-irr thai, Malnnj Calama with the readings which havei occasionally be made at other noints. II the scientists have reached thq con- II elusion that they are heading the neat ,': ot tne sun witnin one percent or peri feet accuracy. They know how theI sun- ts functioning Just as well as anI engineer knows bow the boiler of hisi engine is working.sees Total xcllpte.An Incidental part ot. Dr. Abbot'strip was the witnessing of" a totaleclipse of the sun at La Paz, Bolivia,It occurred about 2D minutes aftersunrise on May 29, and was a remarkable-spectacle, as described by Dr.-Abbot-When the san rose it was not completely eclipsed, but showed as n.crescent of fire, with the outline f;the moon above It This crescent orfire was Quickly swallowed by theblack mass of. the moon, and It became as dark (as twilight. From .thehidden sun radiated in all directionsbroad rays of linht. known- as thecoronas, while a long, crooked tail ofbrfUiant crimson light, sdentlcicallycaHed a "prominence," hung from Itslower edge. jTo the scientists the ecllDSe was a1rare and beautiful spectacle, but tt iwas. a terrifying one to the natives jof Peru, who are descended from sun- jworshiping barbarians, and thestrength of the ancient faith wasshown in their terror at the disappearance or tne sun. aiany tires wereItKhted to coax the snn back and enepidemic of typhoid, which occurredahe-at tnat time, was ascribed bythem to the anger of the sun trod.wno naa niaaen -nts race.Twin R. R. Crossings"DealhTraps":7DieWithin Six WeeksPeabodr. Mass.. Sent. 5. Railroadcroastmzs on tne rtewburyoort turnpike in west Peabody only 1100 feetapart are the "death trans' whereseven persons have been killed andseveral others seriously injured within a period of six weeks. In crashesbetween trains ana automobiles. Thetwo lines of railroad tracks are parallel as they run across the highwayat. graoe at tne loot or a long steephHL Trains approaching the crossingare screened from view of travellersupon the highway by trees.Automatic lights and bell signalshave been placed at each cossing togive warning ot danger, but haveproved ineffective In preventing accidents. The crossings are so near to-getner tnat auxoists. after passingone, do not realize how close they areto the other. Policemen now guardthe crossings and the Peabody citycouncil has petitioned the public serv.Ice commission to Install a wig wagsystem.$100 Fine for GettingDrunk After July 1I St Louis. Mo, Sept S James B.i Kvans has acquired the distinction ofbeing the first prisoner accused ofdrunkenness before Judge Mix. of city! court, since July 1. Policeman Baesertesuiiea isvans naa gone to sleep onthe street tying up traffic.Tou are the first drunk in mycourt since July 1," said Judge Mix."and for that reason"Evans saw a rcy of sunshine"And for that reason," continuedthe judge, "t am going to tine youf 1 CO an 1 - osts ".-THE G-L0BE-The Store That Sells For Less.-THE GLOBE-TT T T1!men s fairrieid muslin gowns at $1.39est foil and roomy V neck finished with pocket,sixes 15 to 18, unusually good garments rH-j OQfor the price. Saturday only ipXOJMen's Goods, Main Floor.'PHONl 203 yjx FOB ALL DEPTS.COS. 0VZELAHP 0 Slp' a11 JACINTO STJSmen's Chalmers unionsuits $1.50An excellent between seasons weight, fine cottonribbed quality, quarter sleeves, three quarter andsnide length styles, In white 3i eon, d Aorth JS regular tPX.OUatea's Goods, Main Floor.a phenomenal sale of 23magnificent newtressesay at . . .Models of exceptional becomiiagness dresses of individual style as no two are alike, and ifoil have not yet selected your Pall frocks we urge you to take advantage of this unusual opportunity tomorrow, as the savings are very pronounced.-beautiful dresses of all wool jersey,smart looking dresses of wool serge,cliarniing straight line models of tricotine.a lpvely variety of styles handsome last minute modes that will delight the woman who isfortunate enough to secure' one. Shop early for best selection. Rcady-to-Wear, Main Floor.- tomotmw!'$6 9o skirts of heavy fancy plmdKayser's silk lisle vests,Special Saturday 'at $1.59wondrous bits of torefiness that will in&antly appeal tothe women who wear fine rmderihiags.excellent quality silk late, with a deep bpdke of fine glovesilk, ribbon bawl top, in flesh only, f -I CQand the price is special for Saturday. V-l JZJKayser's silk lisle unionsuits Saturday at $1.95and who would sot own several of these daiatr undergarments at tins price?'fine silk lisle with deep clove silk bodice.band top style with cuff or shell knee, in flesh (J 1 Q CVX.JJMtlv. SaturdsvUnderwear, Main Floor.IS34IP1-Qsilks and blacksatin at $5.45T5 new Fall skirts embodyingfeatures, attractively trimmedwith buttons,pockets and deepgirdles.the very latest styleAWsS 'SsTsTi t 9Saturday a sale - of Gordon'sfibre silk boot hose at 89cand women should certainly 'stock up" on these fine stockings tomorrow, as the price "for Saturday is actually below today's wholesale quotation on hose of the fame goodqnafity. '-only 250 pairs in the lot theTrade is first qoaity fashioned with a deep lisle gartertojv colors are gray, white,brown and Mack.we strongly advise early selection to avoid disappointment. Hosiery, Slain Floor.fanev hich colored plaid combinations in widevariety of colorings-$6.95 skirts of fine quality black satin included,also included are new skirts of handsome heavy stripedjiDc in wondrous color combinations, f r rtPU.7JReady-to-Wear, liaia Floor. .priced regular at ...IB1infantsRubensvestsat 33cheavy cottonrfhDed. asses 1 tS. priced regularmothers shouldbuy at least halfa dozen at thisprice.Underwear.men's khakitrousers at $3.50laced lag breeches with doable seat,flap hip poc sets.or straight let: styles with entf. Thesetrousers are made of very best heavykhaki, a grade which we won't be ableto duplicate under a dollar a pair morewhen these are trone. Men should buynow tor future needs.v..Men's Goods; Vain Floor.a sale o f $6.00 all silktaffeta petticoats, $4.95as extraordinary opportanity for a saving of $1.15on fine changeable silk petticoats, and just at the timewhen you'll need them. These garments are erceptienaliy well made and have deep pleated, tucked andseaHoped ftamees.Ready-to-Wl r, Ha in Floor.mechanic suitsfor men at $3.95jast tbe garment for about rh placeand for th man doing his own attto repair verkot Atavy kbaXi. conveniently fitted"Wits pockets, high collar.well mad and remlorcea at teein youth, mixes at $315In hoys siies at tJ5Ken's Goods, Mai Floor.a sale of individualized Fall Milltnery$7.50, $8.50 and $9.50 hats tomorrow $5.95VI 49c cotton plaidshigh colored combinations especiallydevable for school dresses, etc., 27inches wide, tomorrowSpecial a yard39c( Globe Basement$2.00 Tea Rsee Sheets,good heavy muslin, 1 inchhem, size 72x f -1 A Q90, Saturday P I '7$225 Tea Bote Sheetssize 81390. itff JQSaturday ...J l.Oi1.00 colored fancy weavebath towels, blue, pinkand yellow.Tomorrow. . .75c Voneo'i "Vogue"vests, fine gauze lisle bodice, strap tops, odsale Saturday.73 c73c52c500 heavy $1.00 bath towels, finest uu,u.hem, site 27x49,Tomorrow ..49e Tea Hose Pillow Casesof excellent muslin, hemmed borders, sizes 42x36.Satnr- OQday Oi7tChildren's 49c cotton crepedrawers, excellent garments, val lace trimmed,size 6 to 14 years.Small lot o rat 09Crr : zrz aouliu uuy unci.preparations areunderpriced75c size OrientalCream, special65e Egyptian Cream,on sale Saturday ....75c Cashmere Boatjaet Toilet. Scan;doi oi j oatstomorrow atft Palm Olive Shampoo,Special at$1.25 large size Djer KiKFace r-owdcrColgate's Ribbon DenialCream, tomorrowPond's Extract, a reliablehousehold remedy atPebeco Tooth Pasteon sale tomorrow(war tax is not included at these reductions).59c49c1st Scan;59c38c96c10c19c38cToilet Goods, Main Floor.Every one a charming example of the new Fall hat fashions, as so large is theaasortmaet and such Wide diversity in styles that we believe every woman canfind just the bat in this group to meether individual reruireraente"fhiC Turbans Rolling" SailorsFloppy Hats Large Shapes.trintralags show wide variation allnew Fk.ll shades and combine tioas arerepreveateditbe entire lot is grouped on tables forconvenient gefoetion.Mnimery, Main Floor.SPECIAL!boys suits of boys $2.25knee pants. Saturday $1.95Sturdy kmckers of all wool cassimere, bag range of liar 'borne MI patterns, all siaes to IT, possibly the lastopportunity to buy trousers of suchfine quality as low as J1.S1 as thewholesale worth ts considerasjy moretoday.Boys' Goods, Main FloorEnglish Cordu-$8.95"S3roy atFiae moose colored English corduroysuits, belted cost style with nifty shahpockets, trousers are full Used, siresS to 12 years, and the price is specialSaturday .same suit in sizes 13 tfQ fr (to 18 years at J7 OBoys' Goods. Slain Floor.-TEE GLOBE-The Store That Sells For Less.-THE GLOBE-